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Helena Minginowicz Paints Personal Works Utilizing & Depicting Disposable Materials – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Looking at Minginowicz’s paintings of human faces on bird heads, cute kitten pillows, and horses with manga tears, leaves the observer feeling like they’re watching a friend’s text thread superimposed onto a gallery wall, but, to the artist, that’s just a byproduct of observing life, these days. “We can’t escape the language of the internet; read more
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The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield | TechCrunch
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew read more
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CES 2026 showcases Europe’s hardware renaissance
This week CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, kicks off in Las Vegas. It’s a truly mammoth event, encompassing a myriad of venues and side events. While there’s the usual suite of wearables and gadgets sure to end up in your junk drawer within the year due to product failure or inactivity, there’s a whole lot read more
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Adopting an Intentional AI Strategy in 2026
As of late 2025, 88% of organizations are using AI in at least one business function, up from just 55% in 2023. But while this is the case, only 7% have fully scaled AI across their organization, while 62% are still experimenting or piloting. Most companies are drifting with AI—using tools because they’re available or read more
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WholeSum raises £730K to advance a qualitative data analysis platform
UK-based qualitative analytics startup WholeSum has raised £730,000, combining grant funding from Women TechEU with a pre-seed round led by Twin Path Ventures. The round also included participation from SFC and strategic angel investors via Ventures Together, including founders and operators from JustPark, Episode 1, ClearScore, and Prolific. A significant share of organisational data is read more
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Pixel Flow closes seed round three months after launch
Hybrid-casual puzzle game Pixel Flow has closed a seed round with participation from Akın Babayiğit and e2vc. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. Three months after launch, the game has reached seven-figure daily revenue and entered the Top 25 of the US App Store Top Grossing chart, reflecting the team’s accelerated scaling efforts read more
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Saudi-backed government forces retake multiple cities in southern Yemen
Rashad al-Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council, says Homeland Shield forces have achieved ‘record success’ in retaking the provinces near the Saudi border. Yemeni government troops backed by Saudi Arabia have retaken a series of provinces from the United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) as tensions between the regional Gulf Arab powers read more
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Laurie Lee Brom Paints Beautifully Dreary Window Portraits – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Brom notes that she previously had painted portraits of women standing at windows—notably in her nod to Wuthering Heights in “Cathy’s Ghost at Heathcliff’s Window.” These paintings draw from Victorian and Edwardian imagery. “I felt like I had explored that, and that was more expected of me,” she says. In the midst of a long read more
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Finland police seize vessel suspected of damaging Baltic Sea cable
Finnish police have seized a cargo vessel suspected of damaging an undersea cable. The Fitburg had departed from Russia and was en route to Israel when Finnish authorities detained the ship. It is suspected of causing damage to a telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia’s capital Tallinn belonging to Finnish telecoms group Elisa. “Finnish read more
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How to watch Jools Hollands Annual Hootenanny 2025
Jools Holland will close out 2025 in style with another New Year’s Eve music spectacular on December 31. The ‘Squeeze’ legend will be joined by special guests including Ronnie Wood, Olivia Dean and Craig David. Here’s how to watch Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny 2025 online from anywhere – and potentially for FREE. For the past read more
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ESA at 50: What Europe’s space agency means for startups today
In 2025, the European Space Agency turned 50. Founded on 30 May 1975, when the ESA Convention was signed by ten Member States, it has since grown into a pan-European institution spanning 23 Member States, three Associate Members, and a widening network of international cooperation agreements. Anniversaries are good moments for celebration — but also read more
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S&P 500 falls as investors take profit on tech stocks into final stretch of 2025: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Dec. 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks fell on Monday, spurred by losses in technology, after the S&P 500 scaled to record levels last week. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.6%. The Dow read more
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Webrazzi GSYF invested $1M in GameByte
GameByte, an AI-powered game creation platform, has raised $1 million at a $10 million valuation from Webrazzi GSYF, the venture arm of Tech.eu’s parent company, Webrazzi. The investment adds GameByte to the fund’s portfolio and was completed with legal support from Arıkan Law Firm, representing Webrazzi GSYF. The fund was established in partnership with İş read more
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The Artists Collective launches as an artist-led investment platform
The Artists Collective has officially launched as the UK’s first artist-led investment collective, following a period in which it quietly backed 20 early-stage technology companies. The platform brings together established cultural figures, including Maya Jama, Daniel Kaluuya, Jack Whitehall, Roman Kemp, and Tom Grennan, alongside experienced venture investors to support early-stage businesses. Its model combines read more
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The tech news stories under the radar in 2025
After a particularly spirited onlineconversation about whether tech media should still be covering funding rounds, I found myself reflecting on what we actually do — day in, day out — at Tech.eu. When I do workshops about talking to the media, I often talk about the story behind the news. Beyond funding, there’s a broader read more
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Kosovos ruling party wins election after months of political deadlock
The Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party has won a landslide victory in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. With 90% of the votes counted, the party, whose name means “self determination”, was on 50.8%, meaning a third term in power for its leader, Albin Kurti. The two main opposition parties, the centre-right Democratic Party of read more
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Key Bolsonaro ally arrested in Paraguay while trying to flee to El Salvador
Ex-Brazilian police chief caught using fake Paraguay passport in attempt to board flight to Panama, sent back to Brazil. Published On 27 Dec 202527 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A Brazilian former police chief, who fled the country after he was convicted as an accomplice in the attempted coup read more
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The best distraction blockers to jump-start your focus in the new year | TechCrunch
If you’re someone who struggles to stay on task or simply want to boost your productivity as the new year approaches, there are several apps and extensions you can try that are designed to help you focus by blocking out distractions. Whether you need to limit social media scrolling or block off time to be read more
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Ukraine hits major Russian oil refinery with British missiles, officials say
Ukraine has hit a major Russian oil refinery with British missiles, Ukrainian military and security officials said on Thursday. The Storm Shadow missiles caused multiple explosions at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Rostov, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. “Multiple explosions were recorded. The target was hit,” the General Staff said on the Telegram app read more
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Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025
As the year winds to an end, we cannot move forward without remembering who we’ve lost. David Lynch, a filmmaker so revolutionary that his style became a new standard. Frank Gehry, the sculptor of skylines. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, the multi-hyphenate force of Indigenous aesthetics. Alonzo Davis, who was one of the first Black gallerists in read more
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